Torey Hayden returns with a deeply-moving sequel to her first book, One Child about Sheila, a deeply destructive, violent child who refused to speak. After five intense months, this dedicated special-education teacher touched the life of this abandoned, abused young girl, and successfully fought to have her placed in a regular classroom. She did not see Sheila again until she was 13 and much to her astonishment, Sheila remembered little about their time together. As Torey Hayden and the teenage Sheila renew their relationship, the memories slowly come back, bringing with them feelings of abandonment and hostility.

Page after page proves again the power of love and the resiliency of life' - Los Angeles Times

'Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. She isn't just valuable, she's incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden' - Boston Globe